At 3DJuegos we have asked Ángel López, Community Manager of the retailer, about the rumors that affect GAME UK
Although the discs have a large audience, with a significant player base supporting the physical format, certain stores and large companies have evaluated the cost of production and the benefits, and have reached a conclusion: stop selling or limit physical games. In this context, today we have woken up with a bad news from the UKand several informants point out that GAME will stop selling physical games in their stores, something that has made us wonder, Will the same happen in Spain? In 3DJuegos we already have official response of the store in our country.
GAME has made headlines in recent months, but above all it has starred important debates with the gaming community on social networks. As we mentioned, this morning the Gfinity Esports portal announced, based on several sources close to the company, that the British retailer has made the decision to stop selling games in physical format in its stores, limiting itself to merchandisingsomething that seems to be a trend if we look at the American Walmart.
GAME in Spain will not leave aside the physical format
However, given that rumors or invalid reports are a constant problem, At 3DJuegos we wanted to ask GAME about the certainty of this news and, also and most importantly, if Spain would follow the same steps. “From GAME Spain we do not have information about it,” he quotes Ángel López, Community Manager from the retailer in our country, in response to the Gfinity Esports reports.
Of course, López wanted to make things clear and stated, emphatically, that “At GAME Spain we will continue to sell games in physical format with complete normality, as until now“. A phrase without restrictions and that makes clear the intentions of the subsidiary in our country, which operates with a certain autonomy like the British one, something that we have already seen with the wave of layoffs on the islands.
Now the question is, What does this mean for GAME UK? According to the report, after the acquisition of GAME by Frasers Group in 2019, a British holding company focused on the sale of sports, textile and electronics products, the company has sought an important piece of the gaming market. table gameshe merchandising, toys and collectibles to the detriment of gaming, which has taken a secondary place. If the report is true, British stores will only accept game reservations while all sales will be limited to its web version and home delivery.
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